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Alien Pets
Alien Pets
Author: Denise Little (Editor)
This collection of stories focuses on the often-overlooked companions who travel the stars with their masters, human or otherwise. Tales of these faithful creatures vary from cuddly animals from Alpha Centauri, to genetically altered Earth animal, accompanying humans to the edge of the galaxy, and alien invaders disguised as loyal housepets. — Co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780886778224
ISBN-10: 0886778220
Publication Date: 12/1/1998
Pages: 320
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Publisher: DAW
Book Type: Paperback
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Interesting compedium of sci-fi short stories involving pets, some earthly but most out of this world. As in all collections there are a couple I would have preferred not to have but most are really good reading.
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A good collection of 'fantastic' 'pet' stories. Of course some of the creatures portrayed are neither all that fantastic, as in the sense of exotic or foreign, being household dogs and cats. And on the other hand, they might not necessarily BE exactly pets even if some of them LOOK like household dogs and cats!) Take your pick!
A really good look at humans and humanity from a NON-humanocentric viewpoint.
This short story anthology is about on a par for quality with the CATFANTASTIC series edited by Norton.

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Interesting short stories of alien pets. enjoyed
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This is a great book and I really enjoyed the short stories in it. Joalice
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Pets play an important role in our lives,and that will always be the
case whether we remain on Earth or venture to distant stars.But what if our furred,feathered,or scaled companions aren't quite what they seem to be?What if some of them are really aliens in disguise?Or what if space travel requires us to genetically altar any animals we wish to bring along?Could we even find ourselves becoming the"pets" of some "superior" race of extraterrestrials?


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